Be in the know. 24 key reads for Thursday…

  1. Alibaba’s Taobao surges in popularity in US as Trump tariffs boost Chinese shopping apps (scmp)
  2. Chinese Investors Pile Into Big Tech Even as Tariffs Jolt Markets (wsj)
  3. China Could Be Willing to Enter Trade Talks, Report Says. Here’s the Latest on Tariffs. (barrons)
  4. How China Can Weather Trump’s Trade War (bloomberg)
  5. China’s ‘Surprise’ New Trade Rep A Likely Effort At Backchanneling ‘Breakthrough’ With Trump (zerohedge)
  6. Shein, Temu to get pricier as Trump cracks down on cheap imports (reuters)
  7. Investor concerns over Chinese ADR de-listings resurface (reuters)
  8. Hong Kong stocks rise on China policy stimulus hopes to counter US tariffs (scmp)
  9. US Nvidia H20 restrictions could be shot in the arm for Chinese AI chips like Huawei’s (scmp)
  10. Chinese Tech Giants Help Exporters’ Efforts at Domestic Expansion (wsj)
  11. Nvidia Is Now the Biggest U.S.-China Bargaining Chip (wsj)
  12. Intel will need license to export AI chips to Chinese clients, FT reports (reuters)
  13. Asian countries look to buy more US energy to offset trade imbalance (reuters)
  14. Trump Says ‘Big Progress’ Made in Japan Talks on Tariff Deal (bloomberg)
  15. Prologis Says Trade War Will Boost Demand for U.S. Warehouse Space (wsj)
  16. Nissan aims to ‘max out’ U.S. production plant amid Trump’s tariffs (cnbc)
  17. US vehicle supply falls as shoppers panic-buy cars to avoid Trump’s auto tariffs (nypost)
  18. US Factory Output Increases at Modest Pace Ahead of Tariffs (bloomberg)
  19. Is This the End of the US Exceptionalism Trade? (bloomberg)
  20. Wall Street Has a Wish List for the SEC’s New Boss (barrons)
  21. Insiders Are Rushing To Buy Stocks At Fastest Pace In Years (zerohedge)
  22. Builders expect tariffs to increase costs by nearly $11,000, but they’re slashing home prices. Here’s why. (marketwatch)
  23. 3 Reasons to Buy Disney Stock Like There’s No Tomorrow (yahoo)
  24. ECB Cuts Interest Rates to Counter Threat From Trump Tariffs (wsj)

Be in the know. 24 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. US Retail Sales Jump by Most in Two Years on Car-Buying Rush (bloomberg)
  2. Big Banks Show Consumers Remained Resilient Heading Into Tariff Turmoil (wsj)
  3. U.S. vehicle supply is falling amid tariff fear-buying (cnbc)
  4. Strong China GDP Growth Fails to Stem Calls for Urgent Stimulus (bloomberg)
  5. Domestic Consumption Stays Resilient (chinalastnight)
  6. China Open to Talks If US Shows Respect, Names Point Person (bloomberg)
  7. China Names New Trade Envoy as Tariff War With US Escalates (bloomberg)
  8. Watch in full: Jamie Dimon urges US to engage with China (ft)
  9. Why China Has Room to Boost Economy After Strong GDP Figures (youtube)
  10. Chinese exporters on Rednote ask local consumers to buy goods meant for US (reuters)
  11. American Shoppers Flock to Chinese Apps on Tariff Fears (bloomberg)
  12. The Dollar Has Been Tumbling. How Much Further It May Fall. (barrons)
  13. What the Weak Dollar Means for the Global Economy (wsj)
  14. Dollar bearishness reaches highest level since 2006, says survey (ft)
  15. 3 reasons why Boeing’s stock will be fine even with China halting airplane orders (marketwatch)
  16. Goldman: “China Doesn’t Move Needle For Boeing Right Now” (zerohedge)
  17. Why You Shouldn’t Panic Over Daily Market Swings (morningstar)
  18. Corporate Insiders Flash Bullish Stock Sign by Buying Into Rout (bloomberg)
  19. Retail Investors Who’ve Only Known Bull Markets Are Buying the Dip (bloomberg)
  20. Honda to Shift Production of Civic From Japan to US on Tariffs (bloomberg)
  21. The Trade War Has Crushed Energy; Two Stocks That Could Still Win (barrons)
  22. Trump Seeks to Boost Use of Technology to Speed Up Permitting (bloomberg)
  23. Nvidia Says U.S. Implements Chip Export Restrictions to China, Warns of $5.5 Billion Charge (wsj)
  24. Cooper Standard Recognized as 2024 Supplier of the Year by General Motors (cooperstandard)

Be in the know. 26 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. China’s Economy Likely Grew 5.2% in Months Before US Tariffs (bloomberg)
  2. Alibaba-Backed AI Startup Zhipu Targets IPO as Soon as 2025 (bloomberg)
  3. Barclays maintains Alibaba stock Overweight with $180 target (investing)
  4. China Limits Stock Sales To Maintain Impression Of Stability, As Bessent Hints At Boosting Treasury Buybacks If Fed Does Nothing (zerohedge)
  5. Tariff Reprieve Is Grand Slam For Markets (chinalastnight)
  6. Ford and GM Stocks Pop After Trump Says He’s Looking at Auto Tariff Pause (barrons)
  7. Stock Investors Cheer Tariff Exemptions (wsj)
  8. ‘Good chance’ of U.K.-U.S. trade deal, JD Vance says, as Trump ‘really loves’ Britain (cnbc)
  9. Japan Tariff Team Aims for Early Results From US Negotiations (bloomberg)
  10. Honda to make 90% of US sales locally by relocating Mexico, Canada production, Nikkei reports (reuters)
  11. Goldman Sachs chief optimistic Trump will listen to corporate America (ft)
  12. Bessent Says Treasury Has Big Toolkit If Needed for Bonds (bloomberg)
  13. Dark days for the less-mighty dollar (ft)
  14. Manufacturing and the Dollar (wsj)
  15. The Mag 7 Still Aren’t Cheap. These Stocks Are Better Plays. (barrons)
  16. 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for the Long Term (morningstar)
  17. This Chemicals Stock Looks Like a Buy Now, Analyst Says. Thank Tariffs. (barrons)
  18. Investors Haven’t Been This Bearish in 30 Years, BofA Poll Shows (bloomberg)
  19. Fund managers have never turned so pessimistic this quickly on U.S. stocks, a survey finds (marketwatch)
  20. China Orders Boeing Jet Delivery Halt as Trade War Expands (bloomberg)
  21. UK Consumer Spending Remains Strong in Boost for Growth Hopes (bloomberg)
  22. Global electric vehicle sales up 29% in March, researchers find (reuters)
  23. Intel Stock Is Rising on Altera Sale Deal. What It Needs to Do Next. (barrons)
  24. Intel’s new CEO isn’t wasting time trying to enact a turnaround (marketwatch)
  25. Nvidia to produce AI servers worth up to $500 billion in US over four years (reuters)
  26. Lowe’s Bets on Pro Market in Billion-Dollar ADG Acquisition (barrons)

Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. Intel to sell 51% stake in Altera to Silver Lake (reuters)
  2. Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs (reuters)
  3. China launches all-out effort to boost consumption as US trade war boils over (scmp)
  4. Alibaba steps up AI adoption in auto industry with Nio, BMW deals (scmp)
  5. China’s Stock Rescue in Full Swing as ETF Inflows Hit Record (bloomberg)
  6. China’s Exports Surge as Orders Front-Loaded Before Tariffs (wsj)
  7. U.S. Stocks Downgraded on Tariffs Risk. Where Citi Says to Invest Instead. (barrons)
  8. Investors look to Europe as US market confidence wanes (yahoo)
  9. Bruised dollar languishes near three-year lows on tariff anxiety (streetinsider)
  10. Dollar Fears Grow as Traders Increase Hedges to Five-Year High (bloomberg)
  11. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Good stock opportunities emerging despite market zigzags (youtube)
  12. How the U.S. Lost Its Place as the World’s Manufacturing Powerhouse (wsj)
  13. Average new car price held steady in March, but pre-tariff inventory is selling fast (marketwatch)
  14. Pfizer Halts Development of Weight-Loss Pill (wsj)
  15. Rory McIlroy Wins the Masters to Complete a Career Grand Slam (wsj)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Sunday…

  1. If Wall Street CEOs See a Recession, Their Guidance Isn’t Showing It. Yet. (barrons)
  2. Trump exempts smartphones, laptops, and semiconductors from new tariffs (techcrunch)
  3. China’s March Lending Jumped on Government Stimulus Push (wsj)
  4. Can China fight America alone? (economist)
  5. Trump’s Tariffic Mistake (scottgrannis)
  6. The tricky task of calculating AI’s energy use (economist)
  7. Alibaba’s Quark surpasses ByteDance’s Doubao, DeepSeek as China’s top AI app (scmp)
  8. Intel Is Retooling Its Board. Big Changes Could Come in May. (barrons)
  9. Etsy marries AI and human touch with curated collections (yahoo)
  10. Logistics giant GXO is going big on humanoid robots (businessinsider)
  11. PayPal Teams With Will Ferrell To Promote Updated Pay-Later Program (pymnts)
  12. Kelley Blue Book Report: New-Vehicle Prices Hold Steady in March As Sales Increase Ahead of Anticipated Tariff-Driven Price Hikes (coxauto)
  13. U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales Increase More Than 10% Year Over Year in Q1: GM Drives EV Growth While Tesla Declines (coxauto)
  14. Housing market inventory is rising just about everywhere—just look at this map (fastcompany)
  15. Is This Finally Rory McIlroy’s Moment at the Masters? (wsj)
  16. Masters 2025: Rory vs. Bryson could join these final-round showdowns among Augusta’s all-time greatest (golfdigest)

Be in the know. 16 key reads for Saturday…

  1. Trump Has a $350 Billion Deal for Europe: Buy Our Energy (wsj)
  2. Trump pushes trade partners to buy more U.S. energy as a way to avoid higher tariffs (cnbc)
  3. Trump optimistic on reaching deal with China, White House says (reuters)
  4. China Raises Tariffs on the U.S. Again. Currencies Are a New Concern. (barrons)
  5. China Market Update: China ADR Delisting ‘Sources’ Ignore Facts (forbes)
  6. Some Americans are stockpiling $220 sneakers before Trump’s tariffs raise prices even higher (marketwatch)
  7. Cheap things from China are poised to get pricey. Secondhand retailers are ready to take advantage (cnn)
  8. Wall Street’s Best Hope to End Trump’s Global Trade War Is One of Its Own (wsj)
  9. What’s the Basis Trade and What Role Did It Play in Market Volatility? (bloomberg)
  10. The Simple Explanation for This Week’s Treasury Market Mayhem (wsj)
  11. Long-Term Treasury Bond Yields Are Spiking. Why It Won’t Last. (barrons)
  12. Federal Reserve ‘absolutely’ ready to help stabilise market if needed, top official says (ft)
  13. How One of the Wildest Weeks in Market History Unfolded (wsj)
  14. America’s Heartland Is Coming Back. Can the Recovery Last? (barrons)
  15. 22 Best Healthcare Companies to Invest In (morningstar)
  16. Nobody Knows (Yet Again) (oaktree)

Be in the know. 22 key reads for Friday…

  1. Why We Think the Market’s Outlook for Housing Stocks Is Overly Bearish (morningstar)
  2. US Mortgage Rates Fall for Third Week to Lowest Since December (bloomberg)
  3. 30-Year Treasury Auction Showed Strong Demand. What It Means for the Bond Market. (barrons)
  4. Dollar Slides to Multiyear Lows as U.S.-China Tariff War Escalates (wsj)
  5. Trump Team Races to Cut Piecemeal Tariff Deals With More Than 70 Countries (wsj)
  6. Bessent Emerges as Wall Street Man-of-the-Hour Trade Negotiator (bloomberg)
  7. Einhorn Says Tariff ‘Attacks’ to Force More Fed Cuts This Year (bloomberg)
  8. White House Official Says More Than 15 Countries Have Made Trade Deal Offers (zerohedge)
  9. Vietnam Envoy Meets Bessent, Lutnick to Push Trade Deal (bloomberg)
  10. US power use to reach record highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA says (reuters)
  11. Forget the Market Roller Coaster. Theme-Park Stocks Could Be a Tariff Beater (barrons)
  12. Wall Street Pulls Back on the Weight-Loss Drug Hype (barrons)
  13. Market Rout Shatters Long-Held Beliefs on Investing (wsj)
  14. UK Growth Surges as Factories Boost Output Before US Tariffs (bloomberg)
  15. Stifel maintains GXO stock Buy rating, $66 target amid acquisition delay (investing)
  16. PayPal Doubles Down on Checkout and Pay Later with New Will Ferrell Campaign and Biggest Sweepstakes Ever (investing)
  17. 2 Countries in Trump’s Tariff Crosshairs Are Bargains. You’ll Be Surprised. (barrons)
  18. China’s Tech Giants Move to Support Exporters as Trade Tensions Rise (wsj)
  19. Shein’s Bargain-App Formula Crumbles Under Trump (wsj)
  20. Alibaba’s Jack Ma Wants AI to Serve, Not Lord Over, Humans (bloomberg)
  21. China Stocks Extend Gains as Stimulus, Deal Hopes Get Upper Hand (bloomberg)
  22. China unlikely to aggressively devalue yuan to offset impact of U.S. tariffs, economists say (cnbc)

Be in the know. 28 key reads for Thursday…

  1. ‘This Is a Great Time to Buy’: Tariff Pause Sparks Historic Rally (wsj)
  2. Trump Pauses ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs, but Hits China Harder (wsj)
  3. The U.S. and China Are Still in a Trade War. Here’s How Much Business They Do. (wsj)
  4. Trump Ups the Tariffs Ante on China. What Moves Beijing Has Left. (barrons)
  5. European Union to put countermeasures to U.S. tariffs on hold for 90 days (cnbc)
  6. Ray Dalio says Trump should negotiate a ‘win-win’ trade deal with China (cnbc)
  7. As U.S. Buyers Cancel Orders, Chinese Factories Say No More Discounts (wsj)
  8. Taiwan Aims to Triple US Share of LNG to Avoid Tariffs (bloomberg)
  9. Vietnam, US to Start Trade Deal Talks After 46% Tariff Pause (bloomberg)
  10. Trump’s latest China move called ‘art of the deal’ masterstroke (streetinsider)
  11. EU weighs buying more US gas due to Trump tariff pressure (ft)
  12. China Leaders to Meet on Stimulus After Trump’s Tariff Shock (bloomberg)
  13. China’s Stock Investors Show Faith in Beijing as Trump Ups Ante (bloomberg)
  14. Jack Ma’s Alibaba Cloud visit a sign of support as tech giant accelerates adoption of AI (scmp)
  15. Largest Southbound Connect Buying EVER In Hong Kong: Alibaba & Tencent Significant Benefactors (chinalastnight)
  16. China musters ‘national team’ to fight on front line in trade war (ft)
  17. US tripling of small-package duties delivers further blow to Shein and Temu (ft)
  18. AI Data Center Growth Means More Coal and Gas Plants, IEA Says (bloomberg)
  19. Is the US power grid ready to meet the demands of data centres? (ft)
  20. Texas Is Ground Zero for the US Battery Boom (bloomberg)
  21. PC Shipments Jumped Most In Years Ahead Of Tariff Blitz (zerohedge)
  22. Behind Stocks’ Big Bounce: Sudden Short Covering, Low Liquidity (bloomberg)
  23. Bond Market Calms as 10-Year Treasury Auction Sees ‘Very Strong’ Demand (barrons)
  24. Boeing Stock Takes Off as Trump Mitigates Tariff Risk (barrons)
  25. Vietjet signs $300 million finance deal, in talks to expand order with Boeing (investing)
  26. Bernstein maintains Disney stock Outperform with $120 target (investing)
  27. Why Dividend Stocks Are the Ones to Buy in Periods of Turmoil (barrons)
  28. Retail investors started to favor S&P 500 put options. Then the market surged. (marketwatch)

Be in the know. 27 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Investors Fear Another Big Blowup of Basis Trade as Treasuries Lose Haven Status (bloomberg)
  2. Weekly mortgage demand jumped 20% last week, as tariff volatility briefly tanked rates (cnbc)
  3. US Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Since October, Spurring Demand (bloomberg)
  4. US houses are shrinking as inflation pushes ‘McMansions’ out of reach (ft)
  5. Tariffs Are Coming for the AI Boom (wsj)
  6. Trump Must Deregulate U.S. Energy to Unleash AI Dominance (wsj)
  7. Traders boost bets Fed will start cutting rates in May (reuters)
  8. Companies’ rush to promise new US factories threatened by Trump tariff chaos (ft)
  9. Asian Nations Promise to Buy More US Gas to Win Tariff Relief (bloomberg)
  10. South Korea Eyes ‘Big’ Trade Deal After Long Awaited Trump Call (bloomberg)
  11. Vietnam’s deputy PM to meet US’s Bessent, Boeing on Wednesday, schedule shows (reuters)
  12. India Says Tariff Strategy Is to Seek US Trade Deal (bloomberg)
  13. The Treasury basis trade rears its head again (ft)
  14. Record-Breaking $1 Trillion Defense Budget: Trump, Hegseth Say It’s Happening (zerohedge)
  15. Boeing Closes In on Airbus With Strong First-Quarter Deliveries (bloomberg)
  16. Boeing deliveries in March jump by 41% compared to a year earlier (reuters)
  17. Pfizer Stock’s Fall to ’97 Level Lifts Yield Near 8%. Dividend Looks Safe. (barrons)
  18. Honeywell and 11 Other Stocks to Considering Buying After the Tariff Turmoil (barrons)
  19. If Tariff Deals Happen, These Stocks Could Pop (barrons)
  20. The 10 Best Dividend Stocks (morningstar)
  21. Disney Offers Discounts, Shows as New Universal Theme Park Looms (bloomberg)
  22. Alibaba executive sees ‘explosive growth’ in AI applications in China in 2025 (scmp)
  23. National Team Cavalry Arrives (chinalastnight)
  24. China slaps 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to Trump (cnbc)
  25. Chinese Stocks Bounce Back as Stimulus Bets Counter Tariff Blow (bloomberg)
  26. China Has Readied a Trade-War Arsenal That Takes Aim at U.S. Companies (wsj)
  27. China Auto Sales Rose Sharply in March on Subsidies, Softer Price Competition (wsj)

Be in the know. 30 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. Scott Bessent says up to 70 nations want to negotiate over Trump’s tariffs (foxbusiness)
  2. Musk made direct appeals to Trump to reverse new tariffs, Washington Post reports (reuters)
  3. Bessent Sees ‘Good Deals’ Potential as US Works Priority List (bloomberg)
  4. Top Vietnam Official Rushes to Washington for Talks on Trade (bloomberg)
  5. Bessent Says Everything Is on Negotiating Table With Tariffs (bloomberg)
  6. Can companies exploit differences between Trump’s tariff rates? (ft)
  7. Vietnam to buy US defence, security products to tackle trade gap (reuters)
  8. Watch CNBC’s full interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (youtube)
  9. The False Tariff Headline That Sent Stocks on a $2 Trillion Ride (wsj)
  10. Some US consumers stockpile goods ahead of Trump’s new tariffs (reuters)
  11. Levi’s Earnings Beat Forecasts. Tariffs to Have ‘Minimal Impact’ This Quarter. (barrons)
  12. “Risk-Reward is Skewed To The Upside”: Goldman Traders Turn Bullish (zerohedge)
  13. Hedge funds pile up record short bets against stocks as traders go into ‘self-protection mode’ (cnbc)
  14. US Stock Market Outlook: From ‘Priced to Perfection’ to Time to Buy (morningstar)
  15. 3 Reasons for Hope as the Market Selloff Continues (barrons)
  16. 124 Stocks Hit Undervalued Territory in Tariff Selloff (morningstar)
  17. 3 Stocks to Buy and Hold During Tariff Chaos (morningstar)
  18. Bank of America, Chewy, and 16 More Stocks to Help You Hide From Tariff Chaos (barrons)
  19. Alibaba Chases International AI Users With New Qwen Upgrades (bloomberg)
  20. DeepSeek, Alibaba help China narrow gap with US in leading AI models: Stanford report (scmp)
  21. China state firms pledge to boost share purchases to calm markets (reuters)
  22. China Traders Boost Monetary Easing Bets as Tariffs Roil Markets (bloomberg)
  23. China’s Record Equity Risk Premium Bodes Well for State Buying (bloomberg)
  24. China Readies Policies To Counter Tariffs (chinalastnight)
  25. Many U.S. Companies Plan to Keep China Ties, Survey Finds (wsj)
  26. Americans Have $35 Trillion in Housing Wealth—and It’s Costing Them (wsj)
  27. Jeep Maker Stellantis Offers to Help Suppliers Pay Tariff Costs (bloomberg)
  28. Diageo Reaches Ciroc Deal With LeBron James-Backed Tequila (bloomberg)
  29. Generac’s new line of generators targets growing data center demand (reuters)
  30. Advanced Micro Devices Stock Gets a Downgrade. Nvidia and Intel Are Part of the Problem. (barrons)